Post by cierlmeyrin on Sept 13, 2011 8:29:26 GMT
The People Painting style Botero is best known for emerged around 1964. It was, and is, characterized by “inflated, rounded forms, painted with smooth, almost invisible brushstrokes, puffing up to an exaggerated size human figures, Building Paintings natural features, and objects of all kinds, celebrating the life within them while mocking their role in the world.” The subjects of his paintings often appear to be posed for a photograph, perhaps to capture their image and persona in complete stillness.
Oil Paintings for sale In 1969, he presented his work titled Inflated Images at an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. That exhibition established his reputation as a major painter worldwide. Famous Paintings Though the round, exaggerated images are satirical and meant to be humorous, they also serve to offer political and social commentary. Children Paintings Symbols of power and authority are present regularly in his work, with images of presidents and soldiers, as well as clergymen, becoming Botero’s “targets.” He condemns “militarists and the morals and manners of Colombia's bourgeoisie.”
Oil Paintings for sale In 1969, he presented his work titled Inflated Images at an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. That exhibition established his reputation as a major painter worldwide. Famous Paintings Though the round, exaggerated images are satirical and meant to be humorous, they also serve to offer political and social commentary. Children Paintings Symbols of power and authority are present regularly in his work, with images of presidents and soldiers, as well as clergymen, becoming Botero’s “targets.” He condemns “militarists and the morals and manners of Colombia's bourgeoisie.”